[Punctuation/symbols/emoticons]. Siri can understand many basic symbols, emoticons and punctuation marks, as long as you say them by the right name. Examples include "open parenthesis", "close square bracket", " "frowney face" (love it!), "new paragraph", "pound sign", etc.

Play playlist [playlist name]. Siri will play not just a song, but a whole playlist for you.

Find all email by [contact]. Siri will give you a short list of emails from the contact you ask for.

What's on my calendar for [date]. Siri will show you all your appointments for today, tomorrow, next Monday, or February 28 (2012) if you ask nicely.

Search [Bing/Yahoo]. If Google's not your cup of tea, Siri will search the competition for you.

Search [Google/Bing/Yahoo] for [specialized information] [time] [place]. Whether you want the latest scores, show times, etc., if you phrase it just right, Siri can often find it for you.

Who was in the cast of [movie]: Siri can tell you the name of that actor you know you've seen before but just can't remember.

Delete all alarms: Siri will delete all alarms, not just individual ones, in case you never want to be woken up again! (I found this by accident on Rene's phone. Shhhh!)

Message [Social network] [Status]. If you've set it up on Twitter, Facebook, or another social network that lets you update via SMS, Siri will message your status right to it.

Restart. Siri will re-spring the Springboard. It's not a full reboot, but it's faster.

There are some other super-ninja style tips in the links below, like CalDAV accounts so Siri can post to Remember the Milk, or adding URL schemes to get Siri to open apps. Do you have any other secret, advanced Siri commands? Let us know in the comments!

GeorgiaSenior Editor at iMore and a practicing therapist specializing in stress and anxiety. She speaks everywhere from conferences to corporations, co-host of Vector, Review, and Isometric podcasts, and should be followed on Twitter @Georgia_Dow.

If you look into it, you will notice that not even the latest version of IE can read all the HTML5 code. There is also a lack of standards for HTML5. HTML5 also lacks a GUI interface for content creation that Flash has. Most of the apps that you love - guess what platform most of them are made on? Yeah, Flash...The Apple excuses of "battery" and "processor" restrictions are untrue: however if people can play free Flash games online (or God forbid buy them somewhere other than the Apple Store) it would destroy the monopoly in iOS apps, which is one of their biggest revenue generators. But I digress... Flash does video, games, interaction... to a level that HTML5 can't reproduce yet. The fluid interactivity and animation that doesn't have to be expressed in formulas (keyframe animation) is what makes it a great technology, despite the bashing going on in the mainstream press. If HTML 5 is so superior, then how come the "flash to html5 converters" all suck at reproducing the content? While HTML5 is great, and does some great things with CSS3, it is a clunky "replacement" for Flash that is YEARS behind from a frontend development standpoint.

Most useful for me is, "Add eggs to my shopping list". I simply created a list called "shopping" in my reminders app and now I can just tell Siri what I want to eat. I love you Siri... Siri replies, "I bet you say that to all your Apple products".

You need to add a new list, not a task! Go into Reminders and tap the list icon in the top left corner. From here, hit Edit in the top right corner and Create New List... will pop up. Here, you can create a list entitled Shopping or Work or even Book if you're an avid reader!

Georgia, Im slightly confused as to your recent articles about Siri. I do recall reading an article as to why you would not be upgrading to the 4s and using Siri. Now all of the sudden you are posting articles on all the good things that Siri brings. What gives?

you are just as bad as he was. By attacking someone based on a political view. And I thought this was a tech site, not a club for democrats. Enough with the political talk, cant we have one site were we can come without the hate?????

Funny, created a reminder called shopping, but when I as Siri "add eggs to shopping list" it replies, "You don't have a shopping list... Just reminders". And if I ask Siri "add eggs to shopping reminders" it replies with the same answer?

Aunt wasn't in the relationship list. But I got Siri to add it by saying "Call my aunt"
She asked "Who is your aunt?"
When I told her, she said. "Do you want me to refer to (name) as your aunt?"
When I said yes, she said "I will add aunt to your relationships"

The feature which allows you to say who unfollowed you is kind of lame from my opinion. It's something like saying "Hey, why aren't you following me anymore?" and shows the fact that you are kind of desperate

Look up nature facts. Say, "Wolfram, what is the scientific name of a mountain lion?" It's Puma concolor. Rabbits are Leporidae, and Peacocks, Galliformes.

Check upcoming holidays. Say, "How many days until Thanksgiving?" This returns both the number of days as well as a helpful calendar so you can chart out the time until then.

Create a secure password. Say "Wolfram, password." Wolfram generates a difficult-to-crack 8-character password. Scroll down for alternates. If you need a longer password, you can append these together.

Convert text to Morse code. Say, "What is Morse code for horsefeathers?" You'll see the entire sequence laid out for your tapping pleasure.

Check your diet. Say, "How many calories in a small apple?" Wolfram will tell you that there are 75.

Ask out about time zones. Say, "Wolfram, what is the local time in Los Angeles?"

Query about your chances. Say, "Wolfram, what is the probability of a full house?" For a random five-card hand, it's apparently 1 in 694.

Have fun with pop culture. Say, "What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?" or "Wolfram, who shot the sheriff?"

What’s on my calendar for [date]. Siri will show you all your appointments for today, tomorrow, next Monday, or February 28 (2012) if you ask nicely.

Who was in the cast of [movie]: Siri can tell you the name of that actor you know you’ve seen before but just can’t remember.

Restart. Siri will re-spring the Springboard. It’s not a full reboot, but it’s faster.